Antiboycott Law

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Antiboycott Law

A law that forbids companies in a country from boycotting foreign nations unless the domestic government authorizes it. It may also prohibit agreements deemed discriminatory on racial, gender, or other grounds. American antiboycott laws effectively prohibit American companies from refusing to do business with Israeli companies. However, this is no longer as important as it once was, as many Arab League countries no longer enforce their boycott of Israel.

It claims that the resolution violates US and New York state anti-boycott laws "even though these laws have no application to human rights-inspired boycotts or to divestment resolutions," said the statement.

While the anti-boycott laws target any boycotts not sanctioned by the United States, only about 3 percent of filers reported having operations in countries known to participate in boycotts of a country other than Israel in either year.

24) Following that war, however, these organizations played a critical role in getting anti-boycott laws passed through Congress and signed by President Ford, especially during the latter part of 1975 and through the 1976 elections.

While the anti-boycott laws target any boycotts not sanctioned by the United States, less than 1 percent of filers reported operations in countries known to participate in boycotts of a country other than Israel for Tax Year 2007, and just 3.

does not wish to infringe on the right of any country to choose its own trading partners, the anti-boycott laws do not target primary boycotts--limitations on the import and export of products from a specific country.

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